Ray in New Orleans
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I'm a whore for crawfish fat.2008-07-22T10:53:04-06:00Benefit for Ashley Morris
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bloggingray2008-07-22T10:53:04-06:00Hiatus
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Posting has been getting light around here, and I think I am probably going to take a break from blogging here for a while. I've got a lot going on between family, roller derby, work, and volunteering, and none of...bloggingray2008-07-07T10:39:52-06:00It's getting late is a permanent state
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My semi-annual emergency-customer-feature alpha-release behind-schedule Sunday-night-code-freeze self-pitying why-don't-somebody-please-destroy-the-tech-industry so-that-I-can-be-a-fireman musical self-pity exhaustion headache blues post. Not available on YouTube. Blue Orchids "Dumb Magician" We move so fast today Nothing stands in our way We're free to act And forced to...workray2008-06-18T20:15:35-06:00Video: David Simon's Depaul address
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The link a couple of posts ago (or if you want, go get it at NuPac) has the video replay of David Simon's tribute to Ashley Morris at the DePaul commencement on Sunday. Now if you'll excuse me, I have...bloggingray2008-06-17T22:00:18-06:00Cedar Rapids flood a "toxic brew"
http://www.moronosphere.com/rayinneworleans/archives/cedar_rapids_flood_a_toxic_brew.php
Ha ha! All they get is "brew". We got "gumbo". Cause we're special. I wonder if they get chowder when it floods in New England....ray2008-06-16T20:37:28-06:00DePaul CDM Commencement webcast
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The webcast for Ashley's college, including speaker David Simon, will be broadcast tomorrow morning at 8:30am CDT at this link: http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=49097...bloggingray2008-06-14T21:19:18-06:00David Simon on Ashley Morris in the Chicago Tribune
http://www.moronosphere.com/rayinneworleans/archives/david_simon_on_ashley_morris_in_the_chicago_tribune.php
In an e-mail to me, Simon said he had hoped to get to know Morris if a proposed HBO project about New Orleans got off the ground. He also wrote about why he wanted to come to DePaul the ceremony...bloggingray2008-06-13T16:51:40-06:00Bring it, babies
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18OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets [from Syl, of course.]...funnyray2008-06-08T09:26:23-06:00Langston Hughes Charter School: Same as the old boss
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When renowned Harvard golden child M.B.A. and non-educator John Alford of Langston Hughes Charter School took his entire staff to see Left Behind: The Story of The New Orleans Public Schools, who could have guessed that he was actually taking...new orleansray2008-06-02T21:41:07-06:00Humid City, and the truth behind straight edge
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Loki wants everybody to know that Humid City will be back soon. To pass the time, please enjoy the rhythmic stylings of Mike "Dancing Around the World" Long, who I think gets Minor Threat better than anybody....bloggingray2008-05-21T20:55:26-06:00FYYFF from Dirty Coast
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The shirts are out and the modeling session was h-h-h-HOT! Get your shirt now, be a fashion trendsetter, and support Ashley's family all at the same time. Exclusively from Dirty Coast. Sinn Fein, mooks....ray2008-05-13T16:11:34-06:00Life imitates standup
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So this penguin is driving down the road when suddenly smoke starts spewing from under the hood of his car and the engine dies. Not knowing anything about auto repair, he calls his road service and gets the car towed...funnyray2008-05-13T08:47:09-06:00Something I needed this month
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The weekend after Ashley died, one of my oldest friends Dr. Sarah came in town for a visit, and I took her down to see the Lower Ninth Ward since she hadn't been here since the storm. We drove past...katrinaray2008-05-02T21:23:46-06:00Colbert needs an ass-kicking
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I realize it's just a sketch, but Colbert just ripped "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" out of a copy of Salinger's Nine Stories. I flinched like I'd just seen a snuff film. You do NOT fuck with "Bananafish". (OK, I'm...booksray2008-05-01T00:11:37-06:00Ashley Morris: The Liner Notes of the Album of the Soundtrack of the Movie
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Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing. -- Rob, High Fidelity If...new orleansray2008-04-18T00:00:24-06:00